1901 Yale Bulldogs football team

1901 Yale Bulldogs football
National champion (Davis)
Conference	Independent
1901 record	11–1–1
Head coach	George S. Stillman (1st season)
Home stadium	Yale Field
Seasons

1901 college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					12	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					11	–	1	–	1
California			–					9	–	0	–	1
Stetson			–					1	–	0	–	0
Cornell			–					11	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					10	–	1	–	0
Massachusetts			–					9	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					9	–	1	–	1
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	1
Kentucky U.			–					7	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Connecticut			–					8	–	2	–	0
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Texas			–					8	–	2	–	1
Arizona			–					4	–	1	–	0
Washington Agricultural			–					4	–	1	–	0
Nebraska			–					7	–	2	–	0
Western U. of Penn			–					7	–	2	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	3	–	0
Utah			–					3	–	1	–	0
Penn			–					10	–	5	–	0
Gallaudet			–					4	–	2	–	2
William & Mary			–					2	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					8	–	5	–	0
Baylor			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Ohio State			–					5	–	3	–	1
VMI			–					4	–	3	–	0
Washington			–					4	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
Stanford			–					3	–	2	–	2
Oklahoma			–					3	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Detroit			–					3	–	3	–	0
Kansas State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					3	–	4	–	1
Oregon			–					3	–	4	–	1
Carlisle			–					5	–	7	–	1
Montana			–					2	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma A&M			–					2	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	3	–	0
Arkansas			–					3	–	5	–	0
Kansas			–					3	–	5	–	2
Furman			–					1	–	2	–	1
Texas A&M			–					1	–	4	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	6	–	1
Maryland			–					1	–	7	–	0
Boston College			–					1	–	8	–	0
Florida Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
Kendall			–					0	–	1	–	0
USC			–					0	–	1	–	0
Rhode Island			–					0	–	2	–	0
Rutgers			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1901 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach George S. Stillman, the team compiled an 11–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 251 to 37.

The team was retroactively named as the national champion by one selector, Parke H. Davis. Michigan compiled an 11–0 record, outscored its opponents 550–0, and was selected as the national champion by three selectors.

Center Henry Holt was selected by Walter Camp as the first team center on the 1901 All-America team. Other notable players on the 1901 Yale team included halfback George B. Chadwick, quarterback John de Saulles, end Joseph R. Swan, tackle James Hogan, and guard Herman Olcott.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Trinity (CT)	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 23–0
October 2	Amherst	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 6–0
October 5	Tufts	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 29–5
October 9	Wesleyan	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 24–0
October 12	at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 24–0
October 16	[[{{{school}}}|Bowdoin]]	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 45–0
October 19	Penn State	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 22–0
October 22	Bates	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 21–0	12,000
October 26	Columbia	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 10–5
November 2	at Army	The Plain West Point, NY	T 5–5
November 9	Orange Athletic Club	Yale Field New Haven, CT	W 35–0
November 16	Princeton	Yale Field New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 12–0	> 19,000
November 23	at Harvard	Soldier's Field Cambridge, MA (rivalry)	L 0–22